Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lees Crossing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lees Crossing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Lees Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Lees Crossing: Lees Xing.
- While the name of this community is Lees Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Crossing may originally have been Lee's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lees Crossing might be written as Lee Crossing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Lees Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lees Crossing:
- Monroe County (The home county of Lees Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Warrens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tunnel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Angelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Tomah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Wyeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Oakdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Shennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Norwalk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Melvina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Humbird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbird
- Humbird is located in Clark County
- Neillsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Crawford County
- Lynxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynxville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Millston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Hatfield is located in Jackson County
- Pray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- North Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Merrillan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Alma Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Hixton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Sechlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sechlerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Taylor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Mather
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Camp Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Hustler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Rockland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rockland is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Bangor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Mindoro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- West Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in La Crosse County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,013 people
- Middle Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Barre Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Mills
- Barre Mills is located in La Crosse County
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Holmen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Onalaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trempealeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Ettrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Frenchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Ontario
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lees Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Lees Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Lees Crossing ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Crossing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lees Crossing:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- La Crosse County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Trempealeau County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Monroe County
Cemeteries Near Lees Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees Crossing.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lees Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
- St. Columkille Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Columkille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Columkille Cemetery
- Cataract Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cataract Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965266 <4>
- Lafayette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Warren Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Mills Cemetery
- Angelo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angelo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angelo Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrange Cemetery
- Knapp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knapp Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (133 more) ...
- Boyonton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyonton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyonton Cemetery
- Dannavang Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dannavang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dannavang Cemetery
- Irving Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irving Cemetery
- Boyonton Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Lees Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lees Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lees Crossing, with the one closest to Lees Crossing listed first.
- Millston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Shamrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Cataract
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lynxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Warrens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tunnel City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
- Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
- Sheppard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Irving
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Angelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelo
- Angelo is located in Monroe County
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
- Tomah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Black River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Valley Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Black River Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lees Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lees Crossing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lees Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lees Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1280, Longitude: -90.6982 In this case, the coordinates for Lees Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lees Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |